Yes, Prime Minister. Image shows from L to R: Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds). Copyright: BBC
Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister (1986)

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1986 - 1988
  • 16 episodes (2 series)

Jim Hacker finds himself suddenly promoted to the position of Prime Minister. Perhaps unfortunately, Sir Humphrey Appleby and Bernard Wooley accompany him upwards. Stars Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds, Diana Hoddinott and Deborah Norton

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Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 6 - A Victory For Democracy

Facing growing pressure from the White House, Jim hears word of potential trouble on the small Indian Ocean island of St. George's. With the Foreign Office unwilling to even reveal to the Foreign Secretary what exactly is going on, Hacker's left in a quandry.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 13th February 1986
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 13th August 2011 10:40am Gold
Wednesday 9th November 2011 11:20am Gold
Wednesday 9th November 2011 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 29th May 2012 11:40pm Gold
Wednesday 30th May 2012 2:00am Gold
Friday 7th September 2012 1:40pm Gold
Friday 7th September 2012 7:40pm Gold
Friday 8th February 2013 8:20am Gold
Friday 8th February 2013 1:40pm Gold
Friday 4th October 2013 6:20pm Gold
Saturday 5th October 2013 11:50am Gold
Wednesday 5th March 2014 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 6th March 2014 12:15pm Gold
Tuesday 16th December 2014 5:10pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd April 2015 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 23rd April 2015 7:30am Gold
Thursday 28th May 2015 7:00am Gold
Tuesday 18th August 2015 2:15pm BBC2
Saturday 28th November 2015 12:50am Gold
Tuesday 29th December 2015 3:30am Gold
Thursday 28th April 2016 10:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 5th October 2016 1:30pm BBC2 Scot
Wednesday 5th October 2016 2:30pm BBC2
Friday 3rd March 2017 3:40pm Yesterday
Friday 3rd March 2017 9:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 21st May 2017 11:20pm Yesterday
Monday 22nd May 2017 4:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 14th November 2017 7:25am Gold
Tuesday 9th January 2018 7:30am Gold
Saturday 10th February 2018 7:10am Gold
Tuesday 22nd February 2022 8:30pm BBC4
Saturday 26th February 2022 11:40pm BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Eddington James Hacker
Nigel Hawthorne Sir Humphrey Appleby
Derek Fowlds Bernard Woolley
Guest cast
Clive Francis Luke (Private Secretary at the Foreign Office)
Ronald Hines Foreign Secretary
Donald Pickering Sir Richard Wharton (Permanent Secretary to the Foreign Office)
David de Keyser Israeli Ambassador
Writing team
Antony Jay Writer
Jonathan Lynn Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Valerie Warrender Production Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

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